Animal feed, meat chickens {AU}| meat chicken feed production | AusLCI, U

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This dataset represents the production of 1 kg of feed prepared for meat chicken production. Information representative of the milling process is based on a survey collecting information for seven integrated poultry producers based in Australia. This dataset is built using information reported in Copley and Wiedemann (2022). It was developed as part of the LCAgMetrics project, a partnership between Agrifutures Australia and Lifecycles, funded by the Australian Government's Sustainability Reporting Uplift Grant as part of the National Agriculture Traceability Grants Program. Documentation for this dataset can be found in the 'LCAgMetrics Methodology for developing Life Cycle Inventory' report, available at https://agrifutures.com.au/ Production volume: Undefined This activity starts at the delivery of raw ingredients to the feed mill. It represents all processes taking place at the mill, including grinding, mixing and pelletising. This activity ends at the mill gate, with feed ready for delivery. Reference flow: 1 kilogram of meat chicken feed Energy value: Undefined Nutritional value: Undefined Geography: Australia Technology level: Current Time period: 2020-2025 Record: Paul-Antoine Bontinck; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU Generator: Paul-Antoine Bontinck; Tel: +61(0)3 9417 1190; email: office@lifecycles.com.au; company: Life Cycle Strategies; Country: AU

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26 Mar 2020
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Animal feed, meat chickens {AU}| meat chicken feed production | AusLCI, U
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Creation date
26 Mar 2020
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Environmental impacts of Australian chicken meat/2022/Copley

Product outputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Animal feed, meat chickens {AU}| meat chicken feed production | AusLCI, U 1.0 kg —

Technical inputs

Flow AmountUnitComment
Animal protein meal {AU}| market for meat meal | AusLCI, U 0.0282 kg —
Barley grain {AU}| market for barley grain | AusLCI, U 0.0999 kg —
Blood meal {AU}| market for meat meal | AusLCI, U 0.0227 kg —
Canola meal, at oil mill {AU}| | AusLCI, U 0.0509 kg —
Electricity, low voltage {AU}| market for electricity, low voltage | AusLCI, U 0.0287 kWh —
Enzymes {GLO}| market for enzymes | Cut-off, U 0.0141 kg —
Faba bean {AU}| market for faba bean | AusLCI, U 0.0215 kg —
Heat, liquefied petroleum gas, at industrial furnace >100kW/MJ/RER/adapted {AU}| | AusLCI, U 0.0697 MJ —
Limestone, crushed, for mill {RoW}| market for limestone, crushed, for mill | Cut-off, U 0.0079 kg —
Natural gas, burned in <30MW wall fired boiler {AU}| | AusLCI, U 0.0018 MJ —
Oat grain {AU}| market for oat grain | AusLCI, U 0.0203 kg —
Sorghum grain {AU}| market for sorghum grain | AusLCI, U 0.0667 kg —
Soybean meal {AU}| market for soybean meal | AusLCI, U 0.1911 kg —
Tallow {AU}| market for tallow | AusLCI, U 0.0243 kg —
Tap water, at user, Australia {AU}| | AusLCI, U 0.0685 kg —
Wheat grain {AU}| market for wheat grain | AusLCI, U 0.4524 kg —

Parameters

NameValueFormulaDescription
barley 0.0999 — (2,5,1,1,1,na) [kg] As reported in Table 2 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022)
high_input_additive 0.0141 — (2,5,1,1,1,na) [kg] As reported in Table 2 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022); high input additives include synthetic amino acids, enzymes, premixes
meat_meal 0.0282 — (2,5,1,1,1,na) [kg] As reported in Table 2 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022)
electricity 0.0287 — [kWh] As reported in Table 1 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022)
wheat 0.4524 — (2,5,1,1,1,na) [kg] As reported in Table 2 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022)
other_animal_protein 0.0227 — (2,5,1,1,1,na) [kg] As reported in Table 2 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022); includes fishmeal and blood meal
sorghum 0.0667 — (2,5,1,1,1,na) [kg] As reported in Table 2 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022)
natural_gas 0.0018 — [MJ] As reported in Table 1 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022)
low_input_additive 0.0079 — (2,5,1,1,1,na) [kg] As reported in Table 2 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022); low input additives include minerals
PROCESSING__ — — —
water 0.0685 — [L] As reported in Table 1 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022)
canola_meal 0.0509 — (2,5,1,1,1,na) [kg] As reported in Table 2 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022)
legumes 0.0215 — (2,5,1,1,1,na) [kg] As reported in Table 2 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022)
INGREDIENTS__ — — —
other_cereals 0.0203 — (2,5,1,1,1,na) [kg] As reported in Table 2 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022); e.g. tritical and oats
soybean_meal 0.1911 — (2,5,1,1,1,na) [kg] As reported in Table 2 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022)
tallow 0.0243 — (2,5,1,1,1,na) [kg] As reported in Table 2 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022)
LPG 0.0697 — [MJ] As reported in Table 1 of Copley and Wiedemann (2022)